Alison In The Miller's Tale
The Millers Tale in The Canterbury Tales had some characters that would have made it to Hell with Dante’s views. The wife Alison makes Hell with adultery and lust, with being in the second circle of hell. With Dante is giving Cantos 5 to the ones of lust, compelling those who chose to love, to an eternal life of torment in hell. With lust, the moral wrong doing, might fill physical urges, but does nothing for the spiritual component. With following your physical urges leads you to your soul to suffer damnation.
As with Alison is choosing to follow Nicholas and lie to her husband to have a passionate night with him (Chaucer). With Dante giving God’s justice to those who seem unfit to him by God’s rule. With Hell, there to punish all who seem …show more content…
(Chaucer 791) With Alison being placed in the dark with a noise worst then that the storm at sea would have made. As said in Cantos 5, “I came into a place mute of all light, which bellows as the sea does in a tempest” (Alighieri 615). However, Alison was happy in the moment and did not think of the consequences afterward.
In circle two of Hell, being the first place of true punishment, with lovers condemned for being in love. Alison and Nicholas would be stuck in Hell, to relive their moment over and over. Such as Paulo and Francesca, whose love affair was ended by death (Alighieri 617).
Love, that exempts no one beloved from loving, seized me with pleasure of this man so strongly, that, as thou seest, it doth not yet desert me; love has conducted us unto death. (Alighieri 617)
As the decent way to avoid Hell would have been to repent. Although with Paulo and Francesca, they did not have time to repent, as they died suddenly. Dante’s views were shown in the second circle of Hell. The sinners who were overcome with lust, with them being condemned for letting their appetite for love to take over. As Alison’s desire for Nicholas was strong, it overcame her such as Paulo and Francesca love
As with Alison is choosing to follow Nicholas and lie to her husband to have a passionate night with him (Chaucer). With Dante giving God’s justice to those who seem unfit to him by God’s rule. With Hell, there to punish all who seem …show more content…
(Chaucer 791) With Alison being placed in the dark with a noise worst then that the storm at sea would have made. As said in Cantos 5, “I came into a place mute of all light, which bellows as the sea does in a tempest” (Alighieri 615). However, Alison was happy in the moment and did not think of the consequences afterward.
In circle two of Hell, being the first place of true punishment, with lovers condemned for being in love. Alison and Nicholas would be stuck in Hell, to relive their moment over and over. Such as Paulo and Francesca, whose love affair was ended by death (Alighieri 617).
Love, that exempts no one beloved from loving, seized me with pleasure of this man so strongly, that, as thou seest, it doth not yet desert me; love has conducted us unto death. (Alighieri 617)
As the decent way to avoid Hell would have been to repent. Although with Paulo and Francesca, they did not have time to repent, as they died suddenly. Dante’s views were shown in the second circle of Hell. The sinners who were overcome with lust, with them being condemned for letting their appetite for love to take over. As Alison’s desire for Nicholas was strong, it overcame her such as Paulo and Francesca love